A liar leader by Claudia Sonea

Politicians lie and they lie a lot. This doesn’t surprise anyone anymore and is part of the politics as we perceive it nowadays. The distinction between the politicians is no longer made based on who lies and who tells the truth, but rather on how much they lie. Obama is a leader at this category just as it is in other categories and if Nobel Prize had been given for genuine liars, he would have won it without a doubt. Besides the fact that all the promises made during the presidential campaign were put aside and forgotten, there are even some statements that he currently makes and that contain a bunch of contra! dictions which astonish most people. Most recently, Obama was one of the main supporters of the idea that oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico should be expanded. However, the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico made him reconsider his position and join the other politicians who withdraw from the project. More than a moth ago an oil well broke and BP did not manage to stop the spill or to recover the oil that spread in the water and caused a lot of damage to the environment. Obama did not hesitate in criticizing the energy giant, but he did not take any actions against BP, nor did he come up with tougher rules for the oil drill. Moreover, when he met with the families of the 11 workers killed by the explosion that took place in the incident known as Deepwater Horizon, Obama stated clearly that oil drilling is part of the plan for supplying energy to the nation. Thus it will continue for a long time to pollute the waters and destroy the environment whil! e the oil companies will continue with their reckless activiti! es think ing that they are above everything.

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